Jimmy played for teams in Athens and Constantinople (now Istanbul).
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1963 |
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Born:
Athens, Greece |
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Emigrated to the United States in 1923 and played five years for Western
Electric. Organized
and played for the Olympic club in Chicago in 1928, and later was player-manager
for Guisti. He joined the
International Soccer League (Now National Soccer League of Chicago) as
Vice President and later President of the Junior Division. Organized 64 Park Juvenile teams. Later served on the Illinois
Commission. Served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II and saw duty on a special mission in Pearl
Harbor in 1942. Life member of
the Chicago National League and chairman of the USSFA Youth Promotion
Committee. Member of the Pan-American Committee. Named Man of the Year in 1973 by the
Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association.
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